Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-05


Ex Aid. Fellows of Saginaw City was
sworn for the defense. The substance OF
his test mony was to the effect that Dakin
made out the list, but that he did not pro
pose to use the money for purposes OF
bribery.
Representative Bates, chairman of the
committee on municipal corporations,
said that cigars had been furnished the
committee by persons Interested in bills
pending before It, and that on one or two
occasions money had been accepted by the
committee for this purpose. No one in
Saginaw had ever been asked for money
or cigars by the committee.
Representative Linton of East Saginaw
testified that he had charge OF the bill to
amend the charter of that city, and was
watching the progress of the bill to amend
the charter OF Saginaw City. He had a
negotiation with Mayor Shackleton of
opposition might be withdrawn from the
Saginaw City bill. He produced a propo
sition in writing from the mayor, nearly
TIE same as the agreement which appears
in the evidence of Mr.. Fellows. He had
never known OF any corrupt practices on
the part Of MIR. Dakin.
Anthony Byrne of Saginaw City testified
tnat he was in the grocery business in that
place. Recently Mayor Shackleton took
him to Dakins house to see Dakin about
the charter. shackleton asked Dakin If
he needed any help IN Lansing to get the
bill through. Dakin thought he could use
some help, and asked that ex Gov. Je' ONE
Mayor Shackleton and Mr.. Fellows should
come. The mayor said II suppose it will
take money to get this through" Dakin
fought it would. Mayor Shackleton said
he had none OF his own. III tie old con roll
Ter was there he could get some, but with
Controller Binder he did not known how
1T would be. The money was to be used
only for expenses. Mr.. Dakin's general
reputation for truth and veracity Is good
At the close of the examination on the
second day the defense had only two more
witnesses to be examined. These are
Mayor Shackleton and Mr.. Dakin..
Mayor Shackleton of Saginaw City was
the first witness called on the morning Of
the tn I'd day of the trial. lie was asked
only one question: did Mr.. Dakin ever
solicit any money from YOU"
No" was the answer.
The witness then asked that the question
he read over again, and, after bordering
some time, reiterated his first answer.
His cross examination by Mr.. Herring
ton consumed much of the morning, and
developed that he had 'loaned" 50 to Eel
lows and SO to Dakin, while here on charter
business, but they had both agreed to pay
IL back to him.
Col. Sellers speaker pro tenn of the third
house, was sworn as to the practice OF Civ
ing social entertainment to members Of
| parties having bills in the house. lie swore
that an assessment OF 500 was made on
candidates for the United States senate.
Sc lers did not know the names, but 1t was
well known that the contributors were
Stockbridge S21. Lacy $25, fitzgerald SIS.
Senator Conger was assessed sd, but there
is doubt to whether the sum was
paid
Milo II. Dakin the accused. was put upon
the stand. He gave in detail "a sketch of
his life up to the time of his election as
representative. He was asked. "Have
you ever had any trouble with Eaton, who
made these charges"
II have opposed him for Office and
helped defeat him for supervisor. When
he has met me on the street recently he
would not speak to me- Since the charter
matter has come up he appeared friendly
until the charges came up.'
As to the Eaton charges Dakin swore:
got Eaton in the corridor of the capitol.
He said to Fellows: What is the outlook
for the charter? Fellows said: First
rate Then Isaid Mayer Shackleton has
gone back to Saginaw TO get some money!
/ met Eaton again about IL O'Clock near
the Windsor restaurant. Crowley and
Fellows were present. At the invitation
of Eaton we went inside and took a STALL
Crowley called for the drinks. Eaton says
We'll, Fellows, Shackleton didn't bring
you any money! Fellows said no.
Eaton tooka call from his pocket and says
to me Now Dakin, these friends you
would like to have good time with Just
check them off,: ] did SO; then he says:
How much will it cost" But | said
had no idea. Then he said:
get down the amounts l set them down
near as / could totally with my judg
ment. The amounts were meant for a
good time in n social way, as between
Eaton and myself. He had first suggested
the use OF money in "a social way. IL he
had not urged it | would not have checked
the list"
Il am not a drinking man, but occasion
drank whisky and quinine, as | was feel
ing badly, and then sour wine twice.
That made four drinks in two hours and
half, whil was uncommon for me-
The evident purpose of the testimony
was to show that Dakin was half drunk
at the time the list was made, but Dakin
continued substantially confirming the
testimony of Eaton and Crowley, but in
sisting that the money was to be used
only for social purposes.
"Did you expect to corrupt the mem.
bers of this housed" asked Judge Holden,
very gravely.
"No, SIR" responded Dakin, with great
emphasis on his words
Judge Holden waited so that the EN-.
phasis might have full effect but Dakin
added, with a laugh, Il think they are
higher priced men than that There was
laugh in which Dakln and his lawyers
joined. 81 only meant to have a treat"
he continued, something like Mr. HUB
bell only on a smaller scale.
His attention was again called to the
matter when he met Iillotson, who said
he would try and get the list back from
Eaton, and again when he was called to
the speakers room. He met there the
speaker and Mr.. Eaton and several of the
fifteen members who were on the list
He made to them statement which
was substantially corretc, not seek
ing to keep back or evade any
thing connected with the transaction
Witness had never solicited money from
Eaton or Shackleton. He substantially
told the same as Mr.. Shackleton regarding
the acceptance Of the two dollar bill. He
still had the bill in his pocket.
He said it was not necessary to use
money to induce him to support the bill.
He favored it in its existing form anyway,
and supposed at that time that the opposi-
he never intended to reflect upon the good
name of any member of the house, nor to
raj &c any money for the purpose of con-
verting it to his own use.
On cross examination Mr. Diekema went
through the list of the fifteen and brought
out the fact that Dakin had very slight
acquaintance with any of them and had
hardly spoken to any of them about the
charter bill. He had intended to invite
the five and their wives to the feast and
dance at Eichele's. This statement, con-
sidering the grave character of some of
the men, excited considerable mirthful-
ness
Jerome B. Shank of Lansing, said that
on Monday, two or three weeks ago, he
was in the Sentinel office when H. l..
Eaton and two other gentlemen came into
the office and greeted him in familiar
way as though they were acquainted with
him. Some conversation followed about
the Saginaw charter and Representative
Dakin. In the course of the conversation
Eaton spoke of Dakin as ID traitor,
and that he was raising the devil with the
charter and added: I'VE are down here